DVD
Memoirs of a geisha
Record details
- ISBN: 9781404983083
- ISBN: 1404983082
- ISBN: 1404983082
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Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording - Edition: 2-disc widescreen special ed.
- Publisher: Culver City, CA : Columbia Pictures Industries : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2006.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on the book by Arthur Golden. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: Disc 1: Commentary with Rob Marshall and John DeLuca [audio only]; Commentary with Colleen Atwood (costumes), John Myhre (production designer) and Pietro Scalia (editor) [audio only]; Previews (8 min.); Disc 2: Featurettes Sayuri's Journey (15 min.); The Road to Japan (6 min.); Geisha Boot Camp (12 min.); Building the Hanamachi (13 min.); The Look of a Geisha (16 min.); The Music of "Memoirs" (10 min.); A Geisha's Dance (8 min.); The Way of the Sumo (6 min.); Rob Marshall, Director (10 min.); A Day with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa (10 min.); Chef Nobu's recipes [text feature]; Behind the scenes photo gallery; Costume illustrations photo gallery. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Start -- Hanamachi -- Hatsumomo -- "You are to become geisha." -- Oath -- Search for her sister -- Over the rooftops -- Loss & purpose -- Fifteen -- Most unexpected visitor -- Moving work of art -- One look -- Sayuri -- Sumo -- Eel and the cave -- Every man's fantasy -- Cherry blossoms -- Baron's kimono -- 15,000 yen -- Hatsumomo's end -- War years -- Back to the hanamachi -- Entertaining Americans -- Hot springs -- Pumpkin's surprise -- Heart dies -- Forgiveness -- Memoirs of another kind. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Dion Beebe ; production designer, John Myhre ; editor, Pietro Scalia ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; music by John Williams ; cello solos by Yo-Yo Ma ; violin solos by Itzhak Perlman. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Ziyi Zhang (Sayuri), Ken Watanabe (Chairman), Michelle Yeoh (Mameha), Koji Yakusho (Nobu), Youki Kudoh (Pumpkin), Kaori Momoi (Mother), Tsai Chin (Auntie), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (The Baron), Suzuka Ohgo (Chiyo), Gong Li (Hatsumomo). |
| Summary, etc.: | In 1929, a poor fisherman sells his 9-year-old daughter to a geisha house in Kyoto. Chiyo will be an unpaid servant until it is determined if she is beautiful enough for apprenticeship, and the house's clientèle. Run by Mother, the ruling geisha is Hatsumomo, and little Pumpkin her only friend. Trained under strict discipline for a lifetime of entertaining and flattering wealthy men, Sayuri grows up lovely, accomplished, and the target of jealous rivals. Love is no part of this cloistered world, although geisha lore hints that even if they fall in love with clients--the operative word is client, and that love is never free. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature subject matter and some sexual content. MPAA rating: Rated PG-13; for mature subject matter and some sexual content. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; widescreen presentation aspect ratio 2.40:1. |
| Language Note: | In English or French with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned in English. |
| Awards Note: | Golden Globes, USA, 2006: Golden Globe - Best original score - Motion Picture (John Williams). Academy Awards, 2006 Best Achievement in Art Direction-John Myhre (art director), Gretchen Rau (set decorator); Best Achievement in Cinematography-Dion Beebe; Best Achievement in Costume Design-Colleen Atwood; Golden Globes, 2006 Best original score-Motion Picture, John Williams. |
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| Genre: | Historical films. Films for the hearing impaired. Historical films. Romance drama. Feature films. |
Available copies
- 19 of 19 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Southbury Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southbury Public Library | DVD (Text) | 34019126809276 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
